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Akhilesh's Samajwadi Party scores a win in PM Modi’s Varanasi in UP MLC polls

By ARVIND CHAUHAN · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in key Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) polls, marking a significant win for the party in Varanasi and Agra Teachers' constituencies. BJP retained seats in Meerut and Lucknow, while SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency. The BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency, defeating SP candidate Sushil Kumar. The final results from the remaining constituencies were awaited.

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Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (…: Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) polls.
SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.: SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.
BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.: BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.

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LUCKNOW: BJP retained four Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council seats, including both constituencies in Meerut, the Bareilly-Moradabad Teachers’ seat and the Lucknow Teachers’ seat, while the

Samajwadi Party secured victories in the Varanasi and Agra Teachers’ constituencies as counting for 11 MLC seats continued.

In the Meerut-Saharanpur Graduates’ constituency, BJP’s sitting MLC Dinesh Goyal retained his seat, defeating SP candidate Pramod Singh Bhati by 12,855 votes. BJP’s Shrichand Sharma also retained the Meerut Teachers’ constituency, defeating SP candidate Nitin Tomar by 13,241 votes.

BJP’s Hari Singh Dhillon retained the Bareilly-Moradabad Teachers’ constituency, defeating SP candidate Haji Mohammad Danish Akhtar.

In another victory for the BJP, sitting MLC Umesh Dwivedi retained the Lucknow Teachers’ constituency, defeating SP candidate Sushil Kumar (Baba). UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary congratulated Dwivedi on his victory in a post on X on Wednesday morning, expressing confidence that he would continue working for the development of the education sector.

Meanwhile, SP’s sitting MLC Lal Bihari Yadav retained the Varanasi Teachers’ constituency, defeating BJP candidate Pramod Mishra by approximately 4,900 votes.

In the Agra Teachers’ constituency, SP candidate Akash…

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Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (…: Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) polls.
SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.: SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.
BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.: BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.

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Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (…: Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party secured victories in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) polls.
SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.: SP candidate Akash Agrawal emerged victorious in the Agra Teachers' constituency.
BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.: BJP candidate Umesh Dwivedi won the Lucknow Teachers' constituency.

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Akhilesh's Samajwadi Party scores a win in PM Modi’s Varanasi in UP MLC polls

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